Amazon Deforestation Reaches 12-Year High
Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Gustavo Faleiros about the unprecedented destruction of the Amazon forest and what it might mean for both Brazil and regional security.
Environment
Despite Signing The Great American Outdoors Act, Enforcement Has Been Sporadic
President Trump signed a big public lands conservation bill this summer. But so far the White House's implementation of the new law has been scattershot and controversial.
Mudslides Devastate Small Alaskan Town
Two people are missing a day after a massive landslide roared through the Alaskan coastal town of Haines amid record rains and wind gusts of up to 65 miles an hour.
Trump Rushes To Lock In Oil Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge Before Biden's Term
The Jan. 6 auction was set before the end of the comment and nominations period. If leases are finalized before Joe Biden takes office, they could be difficult to revoke.
Biden Names BlackRock's Brian Deese As His Top Economic Aide
Brian Deese led President Barack Obama's auto rescue and managed Obama's climate policy. But then Deese went to work for an investment giant so many progressives are opposed to his appointment.
News Brief: COVID-19 Bill, Trump Mulls 2024, Doctors Call For Climate Action
Top Democrats back off demands for a larger COVID-19 relief bill. Sources tell NPR that President Trump is considering a run in 2024. Plus, new reports say climate change is making people sick.
'We Don't Have To Live This Way': Doctors Call For Climate Action
Heat waves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.
Climate Case Against Shell Begins In The Netherlands
The case was brought by a group of environmental organizations and more than 17,000 Dutch citizens. They demand that Shell be forced to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 45% by 2030.
New Zealand Charges 13 Parties Over Deaths At White Island Volcano
A work safety agency says last year's eruption, which killed 22 people, was unexpected, but it wasn't unforeseeable. The tragedy struck at New Zealand's most active volcano.
Who Is Mary Nichols, Leading Contender To Head EPA Under Biden
Mary Nichols has been in charge of California's Air Resources Board for the past 13 years.